The F.B.I.: Keeping the Black Man Down Since 1935

What I take from all this is this: Richard Pryor, damn funny comedian to millions; to the honkies in the F.B.I.: "Negro comedian"/Black Panther saboteur.

With all this talk of the N.S.A. and wiretapping, blah blah blah (really, is it that big of a deal? At least half of the information the N.S.A. received would have been approved through FISA; the other half was just useless info that never made it past the first stage), we here at *oBST are reminded of the good ol' days--you know, back when men were men and Nixon made damn sure espionage was done right. Luckily, we still have reminders of the past (because, really, how many times can you watch "The Conversation" rebroadcast on A.M.C. before it gets kinda old?), courtesy of Slate, with the recent "Richard Pryor F.B.I. Files" being made public (see the released papers below). What I take from all of this is this: Richard Pryor, damn funny comedian to millions; to the honkies in the F.B.I.: "Negro comedian"/Black Panther saboteur.